Archives for November 2008

November 27, 2008

The Tragically Hip to Present Fourth Annual MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award

Toronto music teacher to receive $10,000 and trip to 2009 JUNO Awards TORONTO - MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS, has named Alex Voros of North York’s Chaminade College School as the fourth annual winner of the MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award. The first teacher [...]

November 20, 2008

“ANGEL” SONGSTRESS SARAH MCLACHLAN RECEIVES THE 2009 ALLAN WATERS HUMANITARIAN AWARD

Vancouver, BC - The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CTV today announced that Sarah McLachlan, one of Canada’s most celebrated artists, will receive the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award during the JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday, March 28. The Award, named after [...]

November 20, 2008

THIRD TIME’S A CHARM! The 38th Annual JUNO Awards return to Vancouver, BC marking the eighth stop of Canada’s musical road trip from coast to coast

- 500 Early Bird Packages to The 2009 JUNO Awards go on sale January 31 - Vancouver, BC – It’s been over a decade since Vancouver last hosted Canada’s Music Awards in 1998 (prior to that, in 1991) and now in its Olympic year, the city is primed to welcome the return of Canada’s biggest music [...]

November 20, 2008

CANADA SHOWS LOVE FOR LOVERBOY

Iconic ‘80s rock band to be honoured at The 2009 JUNO Awards with induction to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame VANCOUVER, BC - Today at a JUNO Awards media conference held in Vancouver, BC, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced this year’s Canadian Music Hall of [...]

November 10, 2008

Double Trouble! Russell Peters Makes Triumphant Return to Host The 2009 JUNO Awards, March 29 on CTV

– Red-hot comic, who snagged a Gemini Award for hosting duties at The 2008 JUNO Awards, returns for laughs in Vancouver – Toronto, ON – World renowned comic sensation Russell Peters is trading in his cowboy boots for a snowboard and is heading to Vancouver to host The 2009 JUNO Awards broadcast, [...]